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man-hole

man-hole is the alternative form of manhole.

Meaning of manhole

Noun

manhole (plural manholes)

  1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
    • The king had scarce ceased to writhe,
      When hate gave a terrible laugh,
      Like a manhole opened to Hell.1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range
  2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
  3. (informal) The anus of man, in a sexual context.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
  4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

Forms of man-hole

pluralman-holes

Questions about man-hole

What is man-hole the alternative form of?
Man-hole is the alternative form of manhole.

Words near man-hole in the dictionary

  1. man-haters
  2. man-haul
  3. man-hauled
  4. man-hauling
  5. man-hauls
  6. man-hole
  7. man-holes
  8. man-hour
  9. man-hours
  10. man-in-the-browser
  11. man-in-the-middle attack

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